Would you recommend the Hyundai ix35 or the Kia Sportage?

Which would you recommend out of the Hyundai ix35 and Kia Sportage? I have driven the ix35 and it is very nice, but I understand that delivery is now stretching into November! How does the new Sportage...

Will my MINI Cooper really depreciate by £1200 whilst I wait for my new Audi?

An Audi dealer says that if I want to trade in my 2005 MINI Cooper with 25,500 miles on the clock now, he will give me £6500 now (July 2010). However, as the Audi I want to buy won't be available until...

When would be the best time to part-exchange my Ford Mondeo?

I have a five-year-old Mondeo in excellent condition. What do you consider would be the best time, this year, to seek a part-exchange at a franchised dealer? Now, or after the introduction of the new yearly...

Why is delivery of my Hyundai ix35 being delayed?

I ordered a Hyundai ix35 from a local dealer on 1 May 2010. I was given an estimated delivery date of 17 June 2010, so I paid a £500 deposit and agreed a part exchange value on my vehicle. Right up until...

Why do online sales brokers have such long delivery times?

I tried to buy a car from an online broker. They quoted a very good price, but with an 8-week delivery. My lease car went back after six weeks but I thought it was worth the hassle of being without a car...

Should I get a Vauxhall Insignia or Volkswagen Passat as a company car?

I have had a Mondeo Zetec Estate 2.0 for three years. It's done 90,000 miles and is never any trouble. The lease is up soon and my employer/lease firm has stopped us having Fords - shame. We have the choice...

How long are spare parts made for cars that are out of production?

How long does a motor manufacturer have to continue to provide spare parts for? I heard 10 years after the production of the car ceased. I'm having a problem getting a spare part for a 9-year-old Citroen...

What's causing a delay to the delivery of our Hyundai ix35 4x4?

We ordered a premium Hyundai ix35 4x4 with media and individual packs in Sirus silver on 14 May 2010. Delivery was estimated at to be before the end of July, but has now been put back to end of August...

Our Motability conversion was ordered in the wrong model - how do we get our car delivered to the correct specification?

My mum ordered a car on the Motability scheme. Having waited four months to receive the car, we went to the dealer to pick up the new car which had been registered and taxed, got the keys, went outside...

Why has delivery of my Hyundai Santa Fe been delayed?

I ordered a Hyundai Sante Fe on 19/02/2010 and was given a delivery date of 8 to 12 weeks. The dealer says it is a manufacturing issue and they can't give me a precise delivery date as Hyundai won't give...